Buckle.



No. 898,122. PATENTED SEPT. 8, 1908. A. L. LONDON,

BUCKLE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 7, 1907.

INVENTOR unrrsn STATE$ caries ABRAHAM L. LONDON, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Specification .of Letters Patent. Application filed liovem'bei' 7, 1907 Serial No. 401,052.

Patented ise' t. 8,1908.

To all whom it may mam-,-

' Be it known that I, ABRAHAM L. LONDON," acitizen of the United States, residing at .Pittsbu-rg, in the county of Alleghenyand ticularly to those designed for use on overalls between the flaps and the supporting straps therefor. The invention has for its primary objects, the provision of a buckle which may be used either with a plurality of buttons or with a single button with-out twisting; the provision of a buckle which-will hold the flap of the overall flat and engage the buttons in such a way that they Will not be easily engaged; and. the provision of a buckle which may be adjusted laterally with respect to the fia so that the position of the strap on theshou der may be varied to suit therequirements. One embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-; J

Figure 1 is a plan view of the buckle, Figure '2 is a view of the buckle as applied to the article with which it is to be used, the lower portion of the buckle being shown as engaging two buttons on the flap of the overalls,

Figure 3 2, but with the lower engaging only a sin Is the overalls, the ot er removed, and I 4 Figure 4 is a view of the buckle as applied to a flap on which there are three buttons, one for each of the loops.

Referring to the drawings, 1 is the bow or strap engaging portion of "he buckle, 2 are the teeth, 3 is the button engaging portion of is a view similar to that of Figure ortion-of the buckle u'tton on the flap of the buckle, which button engaging portion is rovided with the two laterally projecting si e loops 4, and the central loop 5, 6 is one of the straps of the overalls, 7 is the flap of .the overalls, and 8, 9 and 10 are the buttons secured to the flap. The buckle ,is ordina- :ily intended to be used as shown in Figure 2, wherein the two 100 s 44 engage the two buttons 8 and 9. hen one. of the buttons, as 8, is torn off however, the buckle is I engaged as shown in Figure 3 wherein the dis button having been will be used with two buttons as shown in Figure 2. From the, foregoing it will be seen that one of the chief advantages of my buckle over the two loop form heretofore provided,

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. shown in Figure4, but ordinarily the buckle resides in the'fact that it will hang straight as indicated in Figure 3 when onlyasingle button is available, which was of course not the case with the old two-loop form of buckles: Another advantage incident to the the fact that the two 100 s 4 press against the top edge of the flap an tending of the loops 4 laterally them to engage a greater length 0 the upper edge of the flap than would be the case if they were downwardly directed, and their position above the loop 5 insuring an (3351a ement with the flap at a oint where it e' held most efiectively. he projecting of the loop 4 laterally also secures another advantage when two buttons-are employed, as shown in Figure 2, viz, an inward movement of the .buttons toward the center of the buckle is necessary in order. to release them, and the necessityof this movement being easily-disengaged from t e loops. The contracting of the openings of th'eloops also materially assists in preventingthe accidental displacement of the buttons, The lateral extension of the side loops 4.. also tends to prevent the disengagement of -the bottom button 10 when the ,uckle is used in connection with a flap having three, buttons as shown 1n Figure 4, as the portions of the construction as applied in Figure 3, resides in revents their hold it flat, the exermitting side loops 4 lyingabove the buttons 8 and 9 prevent a vertical movement of the flap with respect to the buckle and so prevent the but' ton 10 from being moved vertically to disen gage it from the loop 5. 3 Other advantages resulting from the construction will be ap parent to-those skilled in the art.

Having thus described my invention andillustrated its use, what I claim as new and desire to'secure by Letters Rate'nt the fol;

An article of the character dscribed, comprlsmg a strap engaging portlonand a flap engaging portlon constructed of wlre and. provided Wlth a central button 100p and two other loops arranged one on either side of the central 100p t In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in. the presence of ties two subscrlbed wltnesses.

A. L. LONDUN. Witnesses:

J. C; BRADLEY, DOERL'NG BELLINGER 

